Funeral services will be held Saturday for a child who lost a three-year battle with cancer. Services will be held for A’mir Lewis, Saturday, July 16, 2022, at the Christian Fellowship Assembly of God Church at 11 a.m. Amir died…
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Funeral services set for former Wossman standout Derrick Wilhite
Funeral services for a former Wossman football player will be held Friday. Services for Derrick Deon Wilhite will be held Friday, July 15, 2022, at 1 p.m. at the Greater Free Gift Baptist Church. Visitation will be held Thursday, July…
COVID is still lurking in Ouachita; 163 cases, two deaths this month
Has the number of Coronavirus cases in our area declined? As churches, business, clubs and entertainment centers in our area reopen, many residents are ignoring the fact that the deadly disease still exists in Ouachita Parish. Many restaurants have replaced…
National push continues to get Slave Reparation talks by next Juneteenth
By Rebeca Rivas Louisiana Illuminator Callie House walked out of the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City on August 1, 1918, and headed back to her five children and job as a “washerwoman” in Tennessee. Her crime – mail fraud.…
Snaps of the City
Between June 26, and July 13, 2022, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
Legislators bring home the bacon for local groups, agencies
Local legislators returned this year’s session with a bag full of funding goodies for local communities, church groups, and civic enterprises. As the state’s fiscal year begins a number of the city’s non-profits and churches have been successfully pegged to…
Popular singer “Big Baby” dies, at 47
Funeral services for the well-known gospel and RB singer Tameka “Big Baby” Goodman will be held Saturday, July 9th in Shreveport, LA. Goodman was born December 15, 1974, and died on July 4, 2022, in Memphis, Tenn. She was born…